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Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington upgraded to probable for Thunder rematch
Dwight Howard's return poses questions for the Lakers' starting lineup.
By Christian Rivas@RadRivas Nov 4, 2021, 12:51pm PDT
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The Los Angeles Lakers have upgraded Dwight Howard and Wayne Ellington to probable for their rematch with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Howard has missed the last two games with a neck stiffness, while Ellington has yet to make his regular season debut due to a lingering hamstring injury.
Of the two injuries, Howard's has been the most consequential thus far. Not only has the undersized second unit missed his rebounding and shot-blocking, but his absence has inspired Frank Vogel to start Anthony Davis at center in the last two games.
It will be interesting to see if Howard's return — whether it be Thursday or shortly thereafter — results in Vogel moving Davis moving back down to the 4. Vogel had said he planned to go big again at some point, and while the Lakers have been 6.8 points better per 100 possessions on defense with Davis at the 4 this season, per Cleaning the Glass, their overall net rating is better with him at center in large part due to how he's performed offensively.
With Davis at the 4, the Lakers have had an offensive rating of 101.7; with Davis at the 5, they've scored 110 points per 100 possessions, which is 2.2 points higher than their season average. For anyone who's watched how congested the offense can get with Davis and Jordan on the floor this season, that's hardly a surprise, but it's still notable.
If Vogel still prefers Davis at center even with both of his regular centers available, it will be interesting to see who wins the competition for the open wing spot. It's been Avery Bradley the past two games, but with how many guards are on the roster, we could see a few different names pop in and out of the starting lineup as the season progresses, including Ellington if he gets his shots to fall upon his return from injury.
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Sun Vulcan figures - VulShark, VulEagle, and VulPanther, more articulation than the other figures.
VulEagle - Came with four featureless figures of Green, Blue, Pink, and Yellow.
Sun Vulcan Set - Included VulPanther, VulEagle, VulShark, Sun Vulcan Robo, and Fuehrer Hellsaturn Mechahuman.
Sun Vulcan Belt - Belt with belt buckle and badge. Other one was available with assessories.
Sand Vulcan - Vehicle came with featureless red figures.
Deluxe Sun Vulcan Robo - Came with shield and sword.
Sun Vulcan Robo - Came with shield, sword and other assessories.
Sun Vulcan Robo - Smaller version with assessories.
Sun Vulcan Robo - Even smaller and simipler version of the robo.
Jaguar Vulcan - Fortress open up.
Cosmo Vulcan - Flying space ship.
Sun Vulcan Robo and Cosmo Vulcan - Set.
Sun Vulcan Medicom Figures - VulEagle, VulShark, and VulPanther figures came with extra gloves and Vulcan Balls.
Sun Vulcan Robo statuette - Came with base and sword.
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For one weekend only, the Botanist on Sloane Square will be serving Chapel Down sparkling wine from Kent alongside a range of oysters including West Mersea pearls, Brown Sea Island Dorset rocks and Duchy natives.
Open from September 16-18, a selection of seafood will also be available bought fresh from Billingsgate Market. Choices include poached Isle of Benbecula (western Scottish Isles) langoustines served with lemon and mayonnaise, whole dressed Dorset crab and a classic Atlantic prawn cocktail with avocado.
Chapel Down Vintage Reserve Brut will also be available by the glass (£6) or the bottle (£30).


How is Blue Harbor Fish Co.® Albacore Tuna caught?
Blue Harbor Fish Co. Albacore Tuna is caught using the longline catch method. Longline fishing uses a main line, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines. Most commercially caught Albacore tuna are caught using this method.
Sustainable fish stocks: Fishing activity has been determined to be at a level that ensures it can continue indefinitely, and the fish stocks are healthy.
Minimal impact on the ecosystem: Fishing operations maintain the structure, productivity, function and diversity of the ecosystem.
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The Marine Stewardship Council is an international nonprofit organization established to address the problem of unsustainable fishing and safeguard supplies for the future. Its vision is for the world's oceans to be teeming with life — today, tomorrow and for generations to come. A sustainable seafood market is crucial to making this vision a reality. To that end, the MSC certification and labeling program recognizes sustainable fishing practices, and it signals to consumers a way to find sustainable and traceable seafood.
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Where is Blue Harbor Fish Co. Tuna canned?
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What are the small crystals I see in my can of Blue Harbor Fish Co. Tuna?
The small, clear crystals that are sometimes seen in Albacore tuna are called struvite crystals. These struvite crystals naturally occur in Albacore tuna due to the minerals the tuna absorb while living in the ocean. After the tuna is canned, these minerals will sometimes react with each other during the sterilization process. Struvite crystals are simply a naturally occurring product of these reactions. Although struvite crystals can be confused with glass, they typically have straight edges, can be easily scratched and crushed into powder, and when placed into boiling vinegar or lemon juice, the crystals dissolve. Glass crystals do not share these characteristics.
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Does Blue Harbor Fish Co. Tuna contain mercury?
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Ding Junhui Wins Thriller to Face Ronnie O'Sullivan
by David Caulfield on April 22, 2017
Ding Junhui emerged triumphant from a classic all-Chinese World Championship encounter with Liang Wenbo that went the distance on Saturday.
Ding hasn't beaten O'Sullivan in a ranking event since the 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy final. Photo credit: Monique Limbos
The 2016 runner-up led 9-7 going into the final session of their second round clash at the Crucible, but his countryman appeared the more assertive in the early exchanges.
Liang won the opening three frames of the afternoon – which at the time also meant he'd taken eight out of the previous 11 frames – to move in front for the first time in the contest at 10-9.
The pair traded the subsequent four frames as Liang continued to edge ahead by the odd number and he crucially moved to within one of victory.
However, Ding produced a wondrous 132 in the penultimate frame to force the decider.
Liang had the first opportunity in the shootout but miscued when in amongst the balls, before Ding played a telling safety shot which forced another error from the challenger.
With the reds perfectly spread, a run of 70 proved enough for the 12-time ranking event champion as he moved forward into the quarter-finals.
The players shared a warm embrace at the end to bring to a conclusion a terrific tie which featured an array of big breaks, a brilliant fight back from 6-2 behind for Liang, and ultimately a fittingly champion's finish from Ding to clinch it.
The latter was involved in a mammoth battle with his compatriot and it's debatable whether he would have survived it on the big stage in Sheffield in years gone by.
But, working with renowned coach Terry Griffiths, Ding has a much improved temperament these days and is significantly more relaxed around the table, underlined by his ability to partake in some lighthearted moments throughout the fixture.
It'll increasingly become more serious as the tournament progresses into the business end of proceedings, however.
Next up is the "Rocket" for Ding, as he prepares to face Ronnie O'Sullivan in the World Championship for the first time since his debut at the Crucible ten years ago.
On that occasion, O'Sullivan inflicted a 10-2 drubbing on the then young and shy Ding but the Chinese sensation is unlikely to be as intimidated this time around.
O'Sullivan, though, is playing to an extremely high standard so far in this championship, highlighted by his resounding 13-7 victory over Shaun Murphy which was completed earlier today as well.
The 41 year-old scored heavily and withstood a mini Murphy revival from 9-3 to 9-6 on Friday, clinching a crucial last frame of the second session on the black to maintain a four-frame overnight cushion.
This morning, the five-time champion never looked like slipping up and the upcoming encounter with Ding could prove to be another classic.
It'll mark as O'Sullivan's 18th World Championship quarter-final, an incredible achievement, but he'll only be content if he goes on and lifts a sixth world crown on Monday week.
Click here to view the draw.
Ding Junhui, Ronnie O'Sullivan, World Championship
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AREA TASK RULE CHANGE PROMPS QUESTION ABOUT "UNDO LAST START"
A rule change to ATA tasks allows pilots to depart the start circle out the "back" (the half circle farthest from the first turn area.) It happened that after I exited and had a valid start, I re-entered the start area and exited again. As one might expect, CN gave me a new start but that eliminates the miles accumulated transiting the miles inside the start circle and negating the reason for leaving out the back, which was to take advantage of a longer downwind leg.
Although the scorer will use the start that gives the best result, I do not know which it will be and therefore have to choose the later start and fly longer, possibly in weaker conditions at the end of the day.
If I were to "undo last start" would that mean that CN would calculate everything based on the first start?
Re: AREA TASK RULE CHANGE PROMPS QUESTION ABOUT "UNDO LAST START"
Thanks. I have wondered what that was for. Never had it happen before.
I use frequently for starts out the top of a US gate that are followed by a start out the side.


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This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
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Astrophysics is the science that endeavours to understand the universe and its contents through observations and the applications of physical laws. The phenomena we seek to explain include the distribution of matter on the largest scales, and the nature and behaviour of celestial objects; these objects include galaxies and quasars, stars and planets, comets, pulsars and black holes. Astrophysics links the smallest and largest objects in the universe, from cosmic rays to super clusters of galaxies. The subject deals with big questions, such as the ultimate fate of the universeand the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. We address these questions by using theory, observations made with the largest telescopes and calculations done on the world's largest supercomputers. Astronomical observations are made using a multitude of different telescopes located around the globe and in space. These telescopes gather data from across the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
Monash is home to world-leading experts in observational and theoretical astrophysics, whose expertise contributes directly to the content of the undergraduate astrophysics program. The program will introduce you to all of the skills and tools required in modern astronomy and astrophysics, from observing with sophisticated telescopes to the development of numerical codes for supercomputers. We are also developing new ways of teaching physics and astronomy. At first year this centres on the Physics and Astronomy Collaborative-learning Environment (PACE). First year classes are held in the PACE Studios which are custom-designed to encourage independent learning, and to promote the problem solving, effective communication and teamwork highly valued by employers. We are forging a community of students who are proactive learners, able to apply their knowledge and skills in creative ways.
Modern astrophysics draws heavily on physics, mathematics, computation and numerical analysis, and the Monash astrophysics program provides excellent training in both contemporary science and cutting-edge problem-solving. So our graduates find work in areas that require analytical people with highly developed problem-solving skills; this includes government, finance, business, private industry, science journalism and teaching, as well as research laboratories, universities and planetariums. For those who wish to pursue studies beyond their undergraduate degree, our postgraduate program can equip those who intend to pursue a professional career in astronomy or astrophysics.
Astrophysics is listed in S2000 Bachelor of Science, S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours) and S3002 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours) at Clayton as a major, extended major or minor.
In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of their course, students successfully completing this major and extended major will be able to:
explain how knowledge in astrophysics is constructed as part of continually evolving conceptual frameworks developed from observation, mathematical analysis and numerical modelling, and built around a core of unifying fundamental concepts
appreciate astrophysics as a creative, social endeavour which provides intellectual pleasure and contributes to society and its development through applications to past, current and future technologies
demonstrate the effective use of specialised astronomical equipment, including telescopes and their instrumentation
demonstrate experimental, numerical, computational, analytical, and problem solving skills required to gain employment in a wide variety of industries or to undertake further learning in astronomy and astrophysics related disciplines.
Supporting studies
Except for some units at level 1, most astrophysics and physics units have mathematics prerequisites such as: MTH1020 (Analysis of change), MTH1030 (Techniques for modelling), MTH2010 (Multivariable calculus), or MTH2032 (Differential equations with modelling).
Note 1: Students in the double degree E3007 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Science complete ENG1090 and/or ENG1005 instead of MTH1020 and/or MTH1030 and ENG2005 and MTH2040 instead of MTH2010 and MTH2032.
Minor requirements (24 points)
12 points at level 1 and 12 points at level 2.
Students complete:
Two level 1 units (12 points) from the following:
ASP1010 Earth to cosmos - introductory astronomy or ASP1022 Life in the universe - astrobiology
PHS1011 Classical physics and relativity, or PHS1001 Foundation physics, or PHS1031 Physics for the living world
PHS1022 Fields and quantum physics, or PHS1002 Physics for engineering
Note 2: ASP1010 and ASP1022 are descriptive and introductory and accessible to students without any specific background in science or mathematics and are particularly suitable as standalone electives.
Note 3: Students who have achieved a study score of at least 25 in VCE units 3 and 4 Mathematical Methods and at least 30 in VCE units 3 and 4 Physics or at least 40 in VCE units 3 and 4 Specialist Mathematics (or their equivalent) should take PHS1011; it extends students' existing knowledge and skills in physics. Students who don't satisfy these prerequisites should take PHS1001. Students with a specific interest in the relation of physics to biological systems can choose PHS1031.
The following two level 2 units (12 points):
ASP2011 Astronomy
ASP2062 Introduction to astrophysics
Major requirements (48 points)
12 points at level 1 and at least 18 points at level 3.
The requirements for a minor (24 points) in astrophysics, which includes one of PHS1022 or PHS1002
Three level 3 units (18 points) chosen from:
ASP3012 Stars and galaxies
ASP3051 Relativity and cosmology
ASP3162 Computational astrophysics and the extreme universe
ASP3231 Observational astronomy
One additional unit (6 points) chosen from the list in b. above or from:
PHS2350 Physics and astronomy introductory research project 1 or PHS2360 Physics and astronomy introductory research project 2*
PHS3350 Physics and astronomy research project 1 or PHS3360 Physics and astronomy research project 2*
* Enrolment in these units requires approval by the School for Physics and Astronomy level 2 or 3 coordinator.
Extended major requirements (72 points)
No more than 18 points at level 1 and at least 24 points at level 3.
The requirements for a major in astrophysics (48 points)
Four additional units (24 points) from lists b. and c. under the major or from the following, which includes all units from list b. under the major, and no more than one additional unit from list a. under the minor:
PHS2061 Quantum and thermal physics*
PHS2081 Atomic, nuclear and condensed matter physics*
PHS2062 Electromagnetism and optics*
PHS3000 Experimental physics
PHS3101 Quantum mechanics
PHS3201 Classical dynamics and field theory
PHS3102 Statistical and condensed matter physics
PHS3202 Wave optics and atomic physics
PHS3302 Relativity and particle physics
a level three mathematics unit approved by the School of Physics and Astronomy level 3 coordinator
* Note that PHS1022 is a prerequisite for these units and needs to be one of the units taken at level 1.
Requirements for progressing to honours and other further studies
Students must meet the entry requirements for S3701 Bachelor of Science (Honours), M5021 Graduate Diploma of Health and Science Research or meet the progression requirements to the fourth year of S3002 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours).
Students must also complete prerequisite study as per the intended discipline. Refer to the honours prerequisiteshonours prerequisites (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2019handbooks/undergrad/science-honours-prerequisites.pdf) table.
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Successful completion of this area of study can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degrees:*
S2000 Bachelor of Science
S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours)
S3002 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours)
Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the minor or major by using 24 or 48 points of their free electives, however need to be aware that additional maths supporting units may also be required.
Successful completion of this area of study can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the Bachelor of Science component in the following double degrees:*
B2023 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
B2016 Bachelor of Commerce Specialist and Bachelor of Science
D3005 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Science
E3007 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Science
C2003 Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Science
L3007 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Science
S2006 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
S2007 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Biomedical Science
S2004 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Computer Science
S2003 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Global Studies
S2005 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Music
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NIDCR announces 2017 Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research awards | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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NIDCR announces 2017 Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research awards
Grants support ambitious, long-term research of meritorious mid-career investigators.
D'Silva seeks to understand how head and neck cancer cells spread.Min Liu and Rajat Banerjee.
The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has issued four awards totaling approximately $1 million each per year to support outstanding researchers in their pursuit of high-risk, high-reward projects with the possibility to profoundly enhance our understanding of dental, oral, and craniofacial diseases and conditions. The support will go to scientists who are investigating skeletal tissue regeneration, craniofacial malformations, head and neck cancer, and links between viral infections and oral inflammation.
The Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research (SOAR) awards, issued by the NIH's National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), provide up to eight years of grant support to allow mid-career investigators with outstanding records of productivity to have stable funding to pursue potentially transformative research programs.
"To ensure the long-term stability of the biomedical research enterprise, we must encourage successful, independent careers for early-stage investigators and retain them as they become more established," said NIDCR Director Martha Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.D. "The SOAR awards will enable these outstanding investigators to continue their career trajectories while pursuing dental, oral, and craniofacial research projects that have the potential to break new ground and ultimately improve human health."
NIDCR created the SOAR awards in 2015 to sustain exceptional scientists through a challenging early-established career phase, when many researchers are at risk for leaving the biomedical workforce due to a hypercompetitive funding environment. NIDCR issued the first round of SOAR awards in 2016, with support to two researchers, one focused on tooth regeneration and the other on human papilloma virus (for more about the initial grants, see Mid-Career Funding Helps Scientists Answer Big Questions)
"We are delighted that this round of funding will support diverse areas of dental, oral, and craniofacial science," said Lillian Shum, Ph.D., director of NIDCR's Division of Extramural Research. "Instead of focusing on several short-term projects, as is typical in academia, each investigator will be able to combine their separate but related areas of interest into one larger research program that could significantly advance the field."
The 2017 NIDCR SOAR investigators are:
Samantha Brugmann, Ph.D., Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Dr. Brugmann studies neural crest cells that give rise to the facial skeleton during development. Her work seeks to direct neural crest cells to develop into skeletal tissues that can be used to surgically repair craniofacial malformations.
Gage Crump, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Dr. Crump uses zebrafish models to unravel the developmental causes of congenital disorders of the head and face and to understand how stem cells build, maintain, and repair bones in the head. Ultimately, this knowledge could lead to regenerative medicine treatments for human craniofacial diseases.
Nisha D'Silva, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Dr. D'Silva examines the molecular pathways that control the spread and recurrence of head and neck cancer. Her findings may ultimately enable clinicians to identify patients who will best respond to existing treatments, and might also lead to new treatment strategies.
Pinghui Feng, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Dr. Feng's research explores the link between human herpesviruses (e.g. herpes simplex virus and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) and chronic oral inflammation, which can cause gum disease. Understanding these molecular mechanisms may lead to therapies for oral and other inflammatory diseases.
NIDCR's SOAR awards reflect a broader trans-NIH effort to develop additional strategies to grow and retain talented scientists across critical career stages. In August 2017 NIH launched the Next Generation Researchers Initiative, which places greater emphasis on current NIH funding mechanisms aimed at early and early-established investigators, such as NIDCR's SOAR program, the NIH Common Fund's New Innovator Awards, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases' Supplements to Advance Research (STAR) from Projects to Program, and the National Institute of General Medicine Sciences' Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA).
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is the nation's leading funder of research on oral, dental, and craniofacial health. To learn more about NIDCR, visit https://www.nidcr.nih.gov.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.


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Looking out towards the tuatara sanctuary of Karewa Island and the mighty Mayor Island beyond, steam to the south rises from the 20 kilometres of pines, flanked by the Kaimai backdrop. You must get there early to get the best of a mission like this – to enjoy the sunrise, experience the feeling of solitude and prepare for bites as the snapper come to life and the horizon fills with colour. But incredibly, all this is less than 10 minutes from the bustling Tauranga entrance. It's November spring snapper fishing… Matakana style.
I suggest you remove all of the red meat from the bloodline and have a crack at making either a kokoda or ceviche. If you're not usually into raw fish you may just surprise yourself - it's unbelievable!
The weeks of whitebait runs piling up on the coast have left most fish along the island brimming with fat and in peak fighting condition. On a good day you'll see the kahawai crashing the surface punctuated by the gannet, gull and tern aerial assaults. Together they give a clue as to the underwater mayhem. This action can kick off in any depth but usually happens inside of 15m - with fish commonly inside of 6m as the surfcasters will testify (well, the honest ones, anyway!).
Years ago, whenever we were leaving the Tauranga entrance it was always a hot debate: "Should we turn left or should we turn right?" These days if it's November the trusty vessel Kandu will almost instinctively self-steer the big left hand sweeper over the Matakana bar and settle in for a short trip westward.
Using the sounder on the way down there, at first glance the topography and benthic make up of the Matakana inshore area looks pretty benign, with the only notable features being a gently undulating sandy bottom, seemingly devoid of the rocks and weed that you would think necessary to encourage life. Experience has shown us differently, with the sands producing a wealth of food as we see every spring. The seasonal whitebait run and paddle crab population alone offer up a biomass of prime snapper food on a scale that is hard to comprehend. Combine this with the other small crustaceans and worms that seemingly live in the softer substrates, plus the baitfish such as herring and mackerel that move through and it's all of a sudden not a bad place to fish for snapper.
The Matakana grounds are expansive and though some general areas do appear to hold fish better in spring, to my knowledge there is no Super Secret Spot X. The beauty about the area is that no matter what level of experience you have, by following a few basic rules you should be able to bring in a few fish from most trips. It's worth the effort, too, as these fish are in the best condition. It seems all species have been gorging in the still cool waters, turning the extra calories into fat. You can see it on the fillets, on your knife and best of all you can taste it. This is one of the few times of year I'll take a kahawai or two and really take time to bleed the fish well and thoroughly ice it down. I suggest you remove all of the red meat from the bloodline and have a crack at making either a kokoda or ceviche. If you're not usually into raw fish you may just surprise yourself - it's unbelievable!
What has changed though is how we catch the fish, and with more innovation coming yet again from Japan it looks like these new techniques are far from exhausted.
The 'meat and three veg' method of harvesting is pretty much the same as what it was twenty years ago - albeit the gear is certainly a lot nicer, and affordable too.
For Matakana we usually found the best bait fishing was when we had the benefit of more tidal movement. Usually we'll see more current around the period of the full or the new moon or when we get winds that push the currents through the Bay of Plenty. Either way we'll find fish sign over the sand, anchor up and berley hard.
Much of the ground west of Karewa Island inside of 22m can hold a good variety of fish with kingies, gurnard, trevally and snapper pretty common from November on.
Don't limit yourself to ledger rigs either - as you'll find, especially when there's current, the bigger fish will be caught out behind the boat. Beyond 30m, north of Karewa Island and tending eastward you can happen across plenty of small pockets of foul that can further diversify your catch with tarakihi, john dory and blue cod all likely suspects.
Has been the single biggest influence on how New Zealand fishermen target inshore fish, and it's fair to say it looks like the technique is here to stay. Matakana (and Papamoa) have become synonymous with great soft baiting. The fact that the ground is free from snags, is easily accessible and holds good volumes of predatory fish make it perfect.
We use two techniques, the cast forward and the dragging technique. Fish along Matakana are highly receptive to soft baits and there have been plenty of days when there has been no colour preference. But like any fishing you always develop your favourites. My pick bait for casting forward is the 5" Jerk Shad in Camo, New Penny and Lime Tiger. Another favourite bait for both the gurnard and trevally is the 4" Smoke Grub. Gurnard can be pretty common on the softies; the key to getting them is to leave longer pauses in between twitches.
If you want to match the smelt/whitebait hatch, try using a 3" smelt but on a #1/0 jig head. Kahawai just can't resist this bait, and snapper will grab it too - unless they get beaten to it, which is usually the case!!
In depths beyond 15m you will get your snapper bites usually within 3m of the bottom, so make sure if there is current or a faster boat drift that you have sufficient weight to stay in this zone. Depending on your depth you'll use anything from a ¼ oz in 6m to a ⅝ oz in 25m. When the bite is hard try using a bait that has a bit of glow or chartreuse colour in it; there have been plenty of days where this has changed our fortunes. Finally, stay in touch with your bait - the slightest knock can mean a missed opportunity. More importantly don't retrieve your bait, as the fish will still be there. Rather, drop it back - and don't lift your rod too high when working it and preparing for that big snapper to have another crack!
When fishing in less than 8m it is common for snapper to be just under the surface, so stay in touch with your bait on the descent, as this is where most people will miss strike opportunities. A poignant word of warning regarding safety is appropriate about here. Every year a boat or two (usually belonging to surfies) end up on the beach. Swells can do strange things along the Matakana coast due to the many bars and gutters that frequent its length. It's certainly not the place to be fishing in a larger swell. If you do, stay deeper and make sure you navigate the Matakana bar carefully, as this will break up to 2 miles offshore in a big swell.
Saving a successful drift line is a great idea, but understand the fish do move around in this area so use it simply as a starting point for next time and don't hesitate to shift if it's not firing. But before you do shift the boat, check the tide time ... the bite will often slow right up on the tide. Give it 20 minutes, grab a bite to eat and slap some sunscreen on!
Jigging is the future!!! While it's been well-embraced in the Hauraki Gulf the varying disciplines of jigging for snapper as yet haven't gained traction in the BOP. Inchiku, madai, slow pitch and micro jigging are awesome techniques that will be perfectly suited to the Matakana fishery, although I expect we will see a few challenges laid down as to which are the best techniques in the future. Certainly we'll be giving the micro jigging a good crack this season.
More to come on this, I'm sure, in the near future!


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Medford, Ore. — A revolving door at the Jackson County Jail has the sheriff's office taking new steps, to deal with overcrowding. NBC5 News first told you back in May, about a plan to evaluate the needs at the jail. Tonight, that plan is moving forward.
"The design of that one isn't very efficient," Captain Dan Penland says of the current jail design. The jail captain has worked in the facility for 35 years. He knows first hand, what's working and what's not.
"We know it's overcrowded," Captain Penland explains, "it's very labor intensive."
The jail has been overcrowded for more than 3 decades, and the number of people lodged annually, continues to grow. In 2015, more than 12,000 people were booked. In 2016, the number was 14,000.
As of September 2017, they've lodged 10,000 people and counting.
"Just the way things go I think we'll probably have more than last year," Penland says, "I just don't know how many more."
As the county looks to address the overcrowding problem, it's turning to a national agency to weigh in.
"They're not gonna come in and tell us what to do, but they're gonna come in and do an assessment of the jail's impact on the justice system overall."
In mid-October, the National Institute of Corrections will come evaluate the jail, speak with the law enforcement community, and make recommendations. Whether that's to build a new jail, or to implement efficiencies, Penland says this marks the first step in what will be a lengthy process.
"I think everybody knows that we need a new jail, and we want to push forward with that," Penland says, "a lot of of people are going to have input in this process as we move along, but its not going to be a quick process."
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Uruguay competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 July to 30 July.

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Uruguayan swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):

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Too Much Protein, Eaten along with Fat, May Lead to Insulin Resistance
Published April 06, 2009 | Updated January 20, 2016
A clue about the blood chemistry of obese people who develop insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, has been confirmed in animal studies at the Duke University Medical Center.
Obese people have been found to harbor proteins called branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) at far higher levels than non-obese people. The suspicion has been that these amino acids, in combination with a high-fat diet, contribute to insulin resistance.
The team found that the BCAA signature in obese humans consisted of the branched-chain amino acids themselves, plus a cluster of several products related to the body's breakdown processes for BCAA.
"In the case of the amino acids, we also are finding increased levels of their metabolic breakdown products, which suggests the whole system for handling the amino acid metabolic process has been overloaded," said senior author Christopher Newgard, PhD, director of the Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center and W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor at Duke.
"Our rat studies show that this overload causes changes at the cellular level that can lead to insulin resistance."
To determine whether the BCAA signature in obese humans might signal that their intake is harmful, the scientists performed a feeding study in rats that showed an independent contribution of BCAAs to insulin resistance.
"These findings, however, would need to be confirmed in studies with people before any dietary recommendations could be issued," said Laura Svetkey, MD, director of the Duke Hypertension Center, director of clinical research at the Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, and co-senior author of the study, published in Cell Metabolism.
"Insulin resistance occurred in animals with a diet high in the branched-chain amino acids, but only if they were ingested along with a high level of fat in the diet," Newgard said.
Because obese humans tend to ingest high-fat diets, the combination of high-BCAA and high-fat intake might contribute to insulin resistance in obese humans, but additional studies are needed. BCAAs constitute as much as 25 percent of amino acids in dietary protein, and are particularly enriched in diets high in animal (meat) proteins.
"I want to be clear that our animal data suggest that there is nothing wrong with obtaining protein from sources that are high in branched-chain amino acids, as long as you are not eating beyond what your energy needs are," said Newgard, who is a professor of pharmacology and cancer biology and professor of medicine at Duke.
"If you add a lot of unneeded protein to a fatty diet, perhaps that's where you get into problems. The ancient Greeks were right: everything in moderation."
Insulin resistance happens when insulin, released by the beta cells in the pancreas, doesn't work normally to stimulate glucose uptake into tissues.
Rats on a high-fat diet gained substantially more weight than rats that ate BCAAs with high-fat chow or those that ate standard chow. However, the rats eating the high-fat diet with BCAA became as insulin resistant as rats fed a high-fat only diet, even though they weren't eating as much.
To make sure that the BCAAs and not high fat contributed to insulin resistance, the researchers let animals feed freely on the standard chow, high-fat, or high fat with BCAA diets, and added a fourth group of rats fed a high-fat chow diet in an amount that matched the lower rate of food intake in the high-fat BCAA group. Studies showed clear insulin resistance in the high-fat and high-fat with BCAA groups, but not in the rats eating less of the high fat chow or those eating standard chow. This proved that moderate fat intake was not a cause of insulin resistance.
The researchers also showed that BCAAs contributed to insulin resistance by chronically activating mTOR, a signaling protein that regulates cell growth and survival and that functions as a sensor of cellular nutrient and energy levels. When the rats had the drug rapamycin, which blocks mTOR, their insulin resistance was reversed.
Next the team will study what happens when obese people who have insulin resistance lose weight and "whether there is a parallel improvement in the BCAA metabolic signature in the blood," Newgard said.
Svetkey added, "We also need to study the relationship between dietary intake of BCAA and insulin resistance in humans, and whether changing dietary patterns, beyond weight control, can improve matters."
The study was supported by a sponsored research agreement from Glaxo SmithKline and NIH grants. Authors Jie An, James Bain, Michael Muehlbauer, Robert D. Stevens, Lillian Lien, Andrea Haqq, Michelle Arlotto, Olga Ilkayeva, Brett Wenner, David Millington and Mark D. Butler are with the Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center. Lillian Lien, Svati Shah, Cris Slentz, William Yancy Jr. and Gerald Musante are with the Duke Department of Medicine. Jie An is with the Duke Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology. Andrea Haqq and David Millington are with the Duke Department of Pediatrics. James Rochon and Dianne Gallup are with the Duke Department of Biostatistics and Informatics. Howard Eisenson is with Duke Community and Family Medicine, and Richard Surwit is the Duke Department of Psychiatry.
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Q: Large image not drawn on canvas using KonvaJS when using cache I'm using konvajs and vue-konva to position an image on a rectangle area. I need to cache this image in order to apply a custom filter on it.
This image is uploaded by the user and its dimensions can be quite large (from the device camera in example) and the device can be a smartphone with limited resources.
With small images, everything works fine but when the user choose a big image on a mobile (2500x2500 in example), the image is rendered first and disappears when cache() method is called on the image node.
It seems to depend on the device: everything is fine on my laptop but not on my smartphone (both high-end devices), both with an up to date version of Google Chrome. I've managed to reproduce the issue on my laptop with an even bigger image (~6000x6000).
I don't really know if it is related to Konva or if I reach browser limitations with large files (which could explain it depends on the device). If so, any advice/workaround would be much appreciated.
Last but not least, I need to make an export of the canvas in order to print it later (300dpi resolution, the final image witdth has to be around 2300px) so I can't reduce too much the image size.
You can reproduce with this link.

A: That goes from browser limitations. Sometimes they may fail to draw too large images. Also in HDPI devices (almost all modern screens) Konva is trying to improve cache quality by increasing the cache size. That makes sense for any vector shapes (like rectangles, circle, etc). But for an image, it doesn't' help much.
So you can reduce cached image size with this:
image.cache({ pixelRatio: 1})

With pixelRatio = 1 the size of the cached canvas will be exactly the same as image size. You may try to reduce it even more. Like pixelRatio = 0.5. If you have a large image and it is scaled to smaller size, the user may not see the difference in quality reducing.

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BREAKING: Attempted MURDER Of FBI Agent
Crips Gang Member Charged with Attempted Murder of an On-Duty FBI Agent
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A criminal complaint was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Ronell Watson with attempting to murder a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and with using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
A separate criminal complaint was also filed today charging Molissa Gangapersad with making false statements to the FBI. At their initial appearances this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione, Watson was ordered detained and Gangapersad was released on a $500,000 bond.
Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney, Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the charges.
"Watson showed an utter disregard for human life when he fired multiple shots without provocation at an on-duty FBI Special Agent," stated United States Attorney Donoghue. "Despite sustaining a serious gunshot wound, the agent courageously returned fire, hitting Watson, which ultimately led to the defendant's capture when he sought medical treatment. Gangapersad will be prosecuted for lying to federal agents after she witnessed her boyfriend's cold-blooded attack.
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The shooting on Saturday should serve as a reminder to all about the danger members of law enforcement face in the course of performing their duties and the debt of gratitude they are owed for putting their lives on the line to protect the community from violent criminals." Mr. Donoghue expressed his grateful appreciation to the FBI and the New York City Police Department for its assistance during the investigation and thanked the skilled medical professionals who treated the agent.
"The unprovoked assault of a law enforcement officer is a grievous crime that threatens the safety and security of our communities. As alleged, Watson demonstrated callous disregard for life when he targeted and then deliberately opened fire on a fellow citizen. In this instance, that citizen was an FBI Special Agent who fought back. Today's charges demonstrate that the FBI and our partners will identify and apprehend anyone and everyone who participated in this violent attack – whether you are the person who pulled the trigger or helped cover up after the fact.
We will pursue every possible investigative lead and legal charge to ensure justice is served," stated FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Sweeney. "I also wanted to personally thank our fellow citizens who called 911 in order to get aid dispatched for our agent, and we are very appreciative of the talented medical team who worked on him. The FBI New York office is tremendously grateful for the superb NYPD response out in Brooklyn, where our agent was treated like one of their own, and for the swift and decisive action by EDNY to bring charges in this case. Thank you for your professionalism and partnership."
As alleged in the complaints and other court documents, on December 8, 2018, an FBI Special Agent was on-duty and parked in an unmarked car on Canarsie Road, a one way street, in Brooklyn. Watson, a member of the Crips street gang, drove his vehicle the wrong way on Canarsie Road and partially blocked the agent's car.
Watson approached the driver side door of the agent's car with one hand inside the front pocket of his hooded sweatshirt. As the agent maneuvered his car around Watson's vehicle, Watson pulled out a gun and began firing at the agent as he drove away. The agent was hit in the torso by one bullet. The agent then exited his car, drew his firearm and fired at Watson striking him in the hand.
Watson fled the scene in his car and drove to a nearby auto body shop where he left the vehicle. Watson then sought treatment for his wounds at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center where he falsely claimed that he had been a bystander victim of a gunfight between other individuals. Law enforcement officers at the hospital then overheard the defendant telephone a female, believed to be Gangapersad, and tell her to go to the house and "get the jewelry and get rid of it."
Law enforcement officers responded to Watson's and Gangapersad's shared residence. Gangapersad agreed to a voluntary interview and falsely told FBI agents that she had not seen the shooting. After being confronted with surveillance video showing that she was on her front porch during the shooting and in a position to observe it, Gangapersad admitted that she had witnessed the incident. Members of law enforcement searched the residence and found approximately 1.5 pounds of marijuana, $15,000 in cash and a large amount of jewelry in the defendants' bedroom. Both defendants were arrested that evening.
The charges in the complaints are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
If convicted of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, Watson faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years' imprisonment and a maximum of life imprisonment. If convicted of lying to the FBI, Gangapersad faces up to five years' imprisonment.
Assistant United States Attorney Francisco J. Navarro is in charge of the prosecution.
The Defendants:
Ronell Watson
E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 18-MJ-1191
Molissa Gangapersad
Eastern District of New York


I am so pleased with the simplicity and taste of what I cooked tonight that I have to blog about it right now.
Though I promised myself to make it a short post. So here you go.
1/2 chopped onion bulb, a shredded stalk of bokchoy. 3 split green chillies. 1/4 chopped capsicum.
You can have this with simple steamed rice. The sauce of chicken juices and soy will stream into the rice adding flavour to it. The bokchoy gives and interesting crunch. The chicken juicy despite less than 10 minutes of cooking. The occasional bites of chilli will liven up the night.
PS Changed the look of the blog with one of the default templates on blogspot. How do you find it?
Looks very tasty, i'll be giving this a go!
The new format is terrific. Also loved the pictorial class.
The new look is really jazzy. Yesterday, I think it gave the reader the choice of layout. I miss the links to related posts that used to appear at the end of each post.
You can go back to the basic template. Just fiddle with it...and it will revert. I had the same issue. I am a traditional bong...so didn't like the new look on my blog :). I like it here though. Looks fun.
I like the look of the blog--it's fresh and dynamic. Quite a break from the boxed templates that Blogger dishes out otherwise. The recipe is nice, too--simple and flavorful. I like that you recommend the leg piece--I can't stand chicken breast!
Great stuff - have enjoyed your writing over the past year.
1. Marinated the chicken in soy, chinese rice wine, ginger, and a little chilli powder. Sprinkled a little corn starch on the chicken before cooking on a very hot wok. Adds nice texture to the chicken.
Came out great. My seven year old couldn't wait for dinner time.


The "record shattering number" of Archie comics I buy this year continues to increase, as I now dive into the strange and wonderful world of Archie crossovers!
As I've mentioned in my Jughead reviews, I've never been much of an Archie guy. However, I'm a definitely the type of guy who's into the Predator franchise, to the point where I've seen both Alien Vs Predator films in theaters on my own accord. You throw a Predator into something and you have my attention, especially when it comes to weird as hell crossovers.
I've never championed for an Archie Vs Predator crossover, but who am I to tell Dark Horse and Archie comics how to do business. The 4 issue mini-series is now collected in a nice hard cover, which I have purchased and will tell you about today. Please note that it's also available in soft covered trade as well, but the hardcover comes with more extras and looks nicer on your bookshelf or coffee table in my opinion. Written by Alex de Campi and drawn in the traditional, pre-reboot Archie style by Fernando Ruiz, this crossover pits Archie and the gang against one of the deadliest killing machines in the galaxy, and team Archie fares as well as you think they would in this scenario. It is fun stuff, assuming your definition of fun is watching fictional #TEENS getting their heads torn off, which SPOILERS, happens a lot in this book.
Alex DeCampi definitely had a blast writing this book, which you can tell from the dialogue. A lot of the classic Predator lines show up in this book, but refitted for Archie Gang. Which means you get to see Reggie call himself a "Gosh-Darn Sexual Tyrannosaur", which is great, followed up by Jughead dropping the winner of the 2015 Sickest Burn witnessed by a Chris Troy. Much like the modern Classic Archie Vs Punisher (which gets a brief and welcomed reference in this mini), the whole thing is played straight, but cranked up to 11.
Let it be known that seeing Sabrina the Teenage Witch fall victim to a Mortal Kombat-esque fatality is SUPER JARRING when drawn in that traditional Archie style. Fernando Ruiz is fantastic on this book, channeling classic Archie while exposing them to modern terror. Everything looks so on model, even the Archie-ified Predator. Granted it feels a bit like a step back after seeing Erica Henderson and Fiona Staples work their magic on the Archie books, the book's humor works all the better thanks to going old school. Ruzi, along with inker Rich Koslowski, and colorist Jason Miller give the reader some truly gruesome art, but it comes off more as hilarious than it does as ultra-violent thanks to the cartoony tone and style. It's kind of the best.
Aside from the 4 issue mini-series, you get several other back up stories including team ups between other Archie and Dark Horse characters (Hellboy and Sabrina!), a cover gallery, a forward and afterword, and a page breakdown. For $20 its a nice collection of material that justifies spending the extra money. The story itself is wonderful, the back up material is solid and the quality of the packaging is superb. If you have an interest in any of these characters, or just like well produced and weird comics, Archie Vs Predator is worth your time in any format.


There are things that I never thought of doing before, like making my own vanilla extract. (Too late.) That inspired making my own perfume. Culinary grade lavender oil is used more often at the homestead for pampering my li'll sweetheart with foot soaks than in baking. Now with Mother's Day approaching, it will serve another luxurious purpose, as a delicious homemade fragrance just for Mom. Non-toxic, 100% food-grade and fun for the kids to make, DIY Vanilla Lavender Perfume is a simple project costs less than $20, but to Mom, it will be priceless.
Pretty atomizer perfume bottles are available online and come with small funnels to help fill them more efficiently. To make things extra-special for Mom, the kids painted white Chinese take-out boxes with acrylic paint and used them as gift boxes for the perfume bottles. Your local restaurant supply and craft stores will have the boxes. The kids will easily be able to save up their allowance for this one and be proud that they made Mom's gift by hand.
Undo the lid of the atomizer bottle.
Add vanilla extract and lavender oil to the bottle.
Secure lid, give the bottle a bit of a shake.
Wrap and present to Mom with a handmade card for that finishing touch. Lavender's calming effects combined with the sweet scent of vanilla create the perfect mood for what Mom stands for, the comforts of Home. This is a fun and easy project for the kids. They will love giving Mom something they made themselves and she will enjoy their dedication every time she spritzes sweet lavender. For more great gift ideas, hop over to my friend Janine's site Happy Happy Nester and see what inspires you. She has a homemade soap tutorial that's so fun and special. If you're looking for something sparkly for Mom, she's got some beautiful and affordable jewelry suggestions. Then if you're still puzzled, take a look at some of her favorite things to give mom.
Dear Colette, what an absolutely wonderful and sweet idea for a proper Mother´s Day gift! Love the idea of making/mixing your own perfume and love the idea of having the kids paint Chinese take-out boxes with acrylic paint to make some lovely gift boxes!
You come up with the most wonderful creative projects!


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Q: Radio checked does not work? I am just check if the radio checked button checked or not but it's not show alert.
My code is here:
js code:
var dayshift=document.getElementsByName("dayshift");
var weekshift=document.getElementsByName("weekshift");

if(dayshift.checked && weekshift.checked)
{
  alert("shift");
}

My html code:
html code:
<input type="radio" name="dayshift" value="Day" checked/>
<input type="radio" name="dayshift" value="Night"/>
<input type="radio"  name="weekshift" value="Weekday" checked/>
<input type="radio"  name="weekshift" value="Weekend" />

A: Since getElementsByName returns array. you can access your element by indexing dayshift[0] for first element

var dayshift = document.getElementsByName("dayshift");
var weekshift = document.getElementsByName("weekshift");

if (dayshift[0].checked && weekshift[0].checked) {
  console.log("shift");
}
<input type="radio" name="dayshift" value="Day" checked/>
<input type="radio" name="dayshift" value="Night" />
<input type="radio" name="weekshift" value="Weekday" checked/>
<input type="radio" name="weekshift" value="Weekend" />

A: Try with this
$("input[name=dayshift]").prop("checked", true);

so if you do in condition
if($("input[name=dayshift]").prop("checked", true)){
     alert("checked/shifted");
}


Redmond is the Poet-in-Residence at both The Peace Center for the Performing Arts in Greenville, South Carolina, and at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She is also a Kennedy Center Teaching Artist listed in their National Touring Directory. She has founded several poetry slam groups, including the first Greenville Poetry Slam in 1995. Redmond is a two-time Individual Southern Fried Slam Champion and a two-time top ten finalist at the National Poetry Slam.
From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Redmond will present an "informance," an informal performance and craft talk during which she will share stories and poems that speak to her creative journey. Redmond hopes that the informace will serve to inspire and provide an opportunity for listeners to ask questions about process or content of her poems.
Chiefly concerned with poems about people and place, Redmond writes about her family's experience as an Air Force family in her recent manuscript, "The Listening Skin." She addresses their migration from South Carolina to many points across the United States in the 1950s through the 1970s. Through her work, she reckons with poverty, racism and a yearning to belong.
During the informance, audience members are invited to travel and bear witness as Redmond navigates them poetically through multiple cultural and emotional terrains.
The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Walker Art Center's Graham Theater. It is free and open to the public; an RSVP is required - contact Asheville School Director of Fine Arts Kathy Leiner at leinerk@ashevilleschool.org.
Members of the Asheville Art Museum have the option to sign up for a workshop: "About People, About Place Poetry Workshop," which will be led by Redmond following the informance. To register for the workshop, go to www.ashevilleart.org/event/informance/.
This event is planned in conjunction with Appalachia Now! and presented in partnership with the Asheville Art Museum.